As part of our ‘love your library’ celebrations we’d love to hear what the library means to you and your special memories of Stirchley Library. You can share your thoughts and memories with us via the comments form here.
Save the date! This half term on Thursday 15th February Friends of Stirchley Library will be showing our wonderful Stirchley Library some love with a day of activities, including a storytelling and craft activity from Stirchley Art Room in the afternoon. More details to follow. We’re still building and planning the day, so if you would like to get involved please get in touch!
Jen joined Friends of Stirchley Library in December 2023 as FOSL’s Volunteer Coordinator. Here she explains more about her role and what Stirchley Library means to her…
How are you involved with Friends of Stirchley Library?
I’m the volunteer and community coordinator appointed in December 2023. My role includes training and supporting the volunteers, and engaging with the broader Stirchley community. I’ll also be chatting to local schools and community groups about what they’d like from their local library, and encouraging some interesting book-related activities.
What does the library mean to you?
Growing up locally, Stirchley Library was somewhere me …
We’ve very pleased to announce that we’ve successfully secured funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to recruit a new Volunteer Coordinator! Jen Dixon has recently taken up the post, and over the coming months will be managing our volunteer network and working with local groups and organisations to deliver activities for the community. If you are interested in becoming involved in volunteering, or have ideas for community events and activities at the library please get in touch with Jen.
Sarah is a founding member of Stirchley Art Room and a member of the FOSL committee. Here she explains how she got involved with FOSL, and why she loves the library…
How are you involved with Friends of Stirchley Library?
I have been involved with Friends of Stirchley Library since 2019, when I set up Stirchley Art Room CIC with my colleague Nicki Allen, and we started delivering community art workshops in the library. FOSL was really supportive and instrumental in helping us to establish Stirchley Art Room, which aims to provide art & craft opportunities for our community. FOSL …